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The Courts Minister described the upcoming live TV broadcast of Mairead Philpott's hearing in Nottingham - the first time cameras will be able to live broadcast a court hearing outside of London - as "another landmark day for justice."

It will give people across the country the opportunity to see and hear the decisions of judges sitting in Nottingham, which is a significant step towards achieving our aim of having an open and transparent justice system.

Justice must be seen to be done and today marks another important step towards opening up the court process to bring justice closer to the public.

However, we will always balance the need to make the justice system more accessible with the needs of victims and witnesses. That is why we will ensure that throughout the court process, they will not be filmed.